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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 34, 25 January 1864, Page 2

It Avill be secu by our slapping columns that tbe Gothenburg arrived afc the .Bluff yesterday at 4- a.m. We have again to thank Captain Mackie for supplying oiu* agent afc the Bluff -with the Melbourne files of papers to the 18th inst., from which we extract the latest telegrams and commercial intelligence. When the Gothenburg left Melbourne, on . Monday hist, the 18th, no telegraphic intelligence had been received from Adelaide of the English mail steamer, then nearly a week overdue. The letter of our Melbourne correspondent, per the Gothenburg, Avhich avc received at a late hour last evening, is too lengthy for insertion in our issue of to-day. We are, therefore, compelled to hold it over until Wednesday. The mail will probably be brought by the Alhambra, which was advertised to sail on tlie 22nd instant. Tiie New Zealander of the 7th instant, quotes an article from our culumns, " on the removal ot the S°at of Government," which he attributes to the Southland News. We should scarcely have drawn the New Zealander s attention to the mistdke were it not that the policy of the Southland Naics is diametrically opposed io that advocated in the article referred to. In about three weeks hence, or a month,that portion of the .Bluff Road will be finished, which will obviate the necessity of th c coaches having to- cross ths fords at the Mokomiko. When the road is completed, we understand that Cobb an d Co intend accomplishing the journey from end to end, and back, the same day, instead of runuing a coach from cither end only once each day. . There is, -we hear, sonis suggestion; or arrangement aboufc to be made by the Postmaster for making the Bluff the point of departure and return each day, and not Invercargill. Whether Invercargill would not be fche most convenient place to start from and return each day instead of the BlufF, ib would' be better perhaps to ascertain before the arrangements are finally - concluded. We think ifc would be a greater convenience to. the greater number of passengers who have to travel the road. We see thafc a- local piece, written expressly for the, occasion, entitled, "Wanted a Barmaid," I^3l he produced to-night at the Theatre Royal. Mr. Thatcher (who is the author of the piece), Mr. Small an d Madame Yitelli wiU'sustain the principal characters.-

"We B'jc that the whole of tho telegraph* posts between lioro and the BlufF aro erected, and are only waiting for tha fixing of the •wires the -wholo length. Thia has been done for a distance of six oi* seven iniloafrom the Bluff up the line. As the remainder of the wire and the telegraphic machinery have arrived bj r tho Witch of the Tecs, there is every probability of the lino being at work in ■ a few weeks. V, Tho Duuedin Telegraph of the 26th insK ■states : — "A poormau whose name we have bcen> unable to discover, was brought into town late last night from Waikouaiti, suffering from the effects of a very severe injury, caused by tho following accident. It appears that he had been for some timo employed iv that locality as a miner, and whilst engaged in tunnelling in liis claim, a large mass of earth suddenly fell in, overwhelming him before he had timo to escape. He was with extreme difficulty extricated from his perilous position, and it was then discovered that ho had sustained a compound . fracture of tlie right leg and was otherwise severely bruised. He was -immediately taken to town by his mates, and has been placed in the -Hospital, where he now lies. 'The cries and groans of the unfortunate sufferer, as- ho waa being conveyed through the city to the Hospital last night, were most juteous to hear." Wo understand that Mi* ITc-alo, the Chief Surveyor, lias received instructions to proceed to Stewart's Island, fov thepurposo of making a complete Survey of the Island. Mr J7 H. Tlume, commenced a course of lectures on Phrenology and Anatomy, in the Mechanics' Hall, ou :S iturday evening. From fact that tl o lecturer is n pupil ot the world * known Fowler and Wolls, of New York, we trust I that he will receive something like support in his endeavors to disseminate a science but little understood. •Owing to 50n..0 unticeonntnblo delay tho first number of th-> Onchnnga Warden and Manukau 1 el cgraph did not rcttuli us till S iturday. This addition to tho newspaper press of New Zealand is well got up both as regards typographical appearance and literary ability.' We wish our contemporary every success in his undertaking. The Dunstan News lias the following paragraph : — " The Alleged Highway Bobbery at Switzer's — It will be in the recollection of our readers that reports reached the Police authorities in November last, stating that a daring assault and robbery with firearms had been committed upon Mr Acton, -between Switzer's and the Pyramid' Camp. A reward Avas accordingly offered by the government for the apprehension of tho guilty parties, and one or two persons have been brought up by the Police at the Resident Magistrate's Court, ou suspicion of being concerned in the affair. Mr. Acton, however, has never been able to identify tliem, and we learn from a statement in the Police Gazelle, of tho 4th inst., • couched in mysterious terms, that subsequent inquitics rendor ifc very doubtful whether the offence was ever committed, and -the reward offered has, therefore, been withdrawn." The Dunedin Telegraph states : — "We understand thai a match will be played between eleven members of the Invercargill Cricket Club and the Dunedin Club on Monday next (to-day) . The Invercargill team will leave by tho William Miskin on Thursday, the Duuedin Club having guaranteed all expenses. This will, therefore, form the first of tho Inter- . Provincial • matches ; to be followed "in its turn by the match with the Canterbury Club, which will come off during tho following week. Theso matches Anil form an appropriate prelude to the great event which is now so fast approaching — ; the arrival of the All-Eng-land Eleven, who may be. expected here on or about the 2nd of February. From tho Dunedin Telegraph of the 20th instant, wo learn. — ** It was reported last night that this day's x Provincial Government Gazelle would contain a further proclamation declaring the Taieri district extending from the Shag River to Waipori, to be infected With plcuro-pncu-monia! and it was moreover stated that all cattlo used in drays, &c, arriving in town from the interior, will not hereafter be permitted to return, in order to preclude the possibility of extending the ravages of this insidious disease. The matter is evidently assuming a very serious aspect, and we understand that the discovery of the disease has created quite a panic amongst stockholders in the vicinity of tho infected district." The following melancholy account of the death of a poor man, is from the Lakes correspondence in the Otago Times .- — " It. Beetham, Esq., Coroner, held au inquest ou the 7th instant, on the body of a man discovered at Halfway Bay, Lake Wakatip. The following evidence was adduced : — Constable Gallaghan, in company with Sergeant Bryan, went to Halfway Bay on Tuesday last. Learnt from a man named Mitchell that about six weeks ago he heard of a man having been buried under a landslip in the neighborhood of the bay. Witness went with Mitchell along the beach for about one mile and a half to the west of the bay, and came to a small creek or gully, and traced ifc to above 30ffc. from the Lake, where they found the skeleton now lying at the Camp. From the hips upwards it was exposed. The remainder of the bones were under tho slip. Dug about four feet before he could recover all the bones. A rock about 7 cwt. covered the shin bones. Found a rotten purse, bound with, brass, and empty, and fragments of a tent partly round the bones and through the earth, also the ridge pole of a tent wifch a strap round it ; this was buried in the slip. There were no implements br shovel near the body. Mitchell could nofc tell witness when tKe man had been seen alive, he had never seen him himself, and thought he was lost before he. (Mitchell) came -into the neighborhood. Dr. Anderson : Had been called in to examine certain bones, the remains of a human, body. The . skeleton was not complete. The skull would bo one means of identifying the body ! on account of the teeth, which are perfect, j except the -first- molar on the left hand side of the upper jaw. Tlie remains of. the upper extremities of the body were in a much better state of preservation than the lower. The "whole of the left side of the thorax was missing, with the exception of two or three pieces of the ribs. The left arm hones were there, but not the hand. If one of the bones of tlie right arm were there. Tha thigh bones and the tibia, and fibula of the left log. The spinal column was correct. The deceased had

! been violently thrown down and twist ad ta the right, the spinal column and jaw being bent in that direction. Could uofc form any idea how long the. body had been therel Tho skeleton was that of a man undei* thirty yoar3 of age. There were no marks of violence aboufc the skull. The following verdict was I returned : — "That the deceased was found i -dead afc the foot of a landslip near Halfway Bay, on the shores of Lake Wakatip ; but there is not sufficient evidence to identify the body." \ From the Otago Times we learn that "Mr Joseph Tuckwell, lately of the Detective .Foi'CCHys aboufc to be stationed Port -Chalmers ' as Custom-house Searcher, this appointment having been made wifch a view of checking to the utmost the exportation of gold without the payment of the duty, and other similar frauds against fcho Provincial revenue." The "Hamilton Spectator reports one of the most Iviri-ible outrages we, have heard of. for some time: ' — " We hnve obtained information of a murderous and mysterious assault which has been committed at the usually quiet township Of Harrow. It appeal's that, oh Saturday last, a biishman, who had beeu working in the neighbourhood, got di-iukiny-, and,becamo thoroughly intoxicated. At night time, in that state, he lay down in the verandah of Heath's public-house, and fell into a , heavy drunken sleep. While in this state, it seems that he was attacked by some one with an" axe, and received injuries of a frightful description. The information we have is somewhat meagre, and would certainly seem rather doubtful, as we arc told that his leg. below tho knee, and his arm above the elbow were both chopped off, and other injuries inflicted on the head. Probably this is somewhat an exaggeration, but there is no doubt that the man has sustained most serious injuries, nnd is in a very precarious state. We understand that ono man is in custody on suspicion of having committed ihe assault."